State Trunk Highway 128 (often called Highway 128, STH-128 or WIS 128) is a state highway in Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin, United States. It runs in north–south in northwest Wisconsin from near Elmwood to Forest.

Route description

The highway begins at an intersection with WIS 72 and runs north from it, following the Eau Galle River until its intersection with County Trunk Highway B (CTH-B), from which it continues north. It passes through intersections with WIS 29 and CTH-N and an interchange with Interstate 94 (I-94) before intersecting with US Highway 12 (US 12) near Hersey and Wilson. It then continues north before curving eastward to meet WIS 170 in Glenwood City. From there it runs north until it terminates at WIS 64.

History

Initially, in 1923, WIS128 was established roughly along part of its present-day route and present-day CTH-B from WIS51 (now WIS72) in Elmwood to WIS116 (now WIS29) in Spring Valley. Then, in 1934, WIS128 extended northward to WIS79 in Glenwood, superseding CTH-A in the process. In 1947, WIS79 moved off from Glenwood and instead served Connorsville. As a result, WIS170 extended westward towards Glenwood while WIS128 extended northward towards WIS64. By 1994, WIS128 moved eastward onto the existing bypass of Spring Valley, superseding CTH-T. As a result, CTH-B was established to follow along part of the former alignment.

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